Northern Districts beat Central Districts to win Plunket Shield

A round-up of the ninth round of matches in the Plunket Shield

A terrific all-round performance from Kane Williamson helped Northern Districts complete a ten-wicket thrashing of Auckland inside three days at Whangarei

Otago and Central Districts kept up the push for a spot in the finals by squeezing out tight wins in the seventh round

Graeme Aldridge's incisive spell on the opening day and Kane Williamson's stroke-filled 170 paved the way for Northern Districts' nine-wicket win against Wellington at the Basin Reserve.

A review of the sixth round of games in the 2009-10 Plunket Shield

Gareth Hopkins and James Marshall, captains of Auckland and Northern Districts respectively, have been accused of collusion to force a result in a rain-affected Plunket Shield fixture at Colin Maiden Park

A review of the fifth round of games in the 2009-10 Plunket Shield

A review of the fourth round of games in the 2009-10 Plunket Shield